Derick Brassard's OT winner pushes Rangers past Blackhawks

Final OT

Series (Game 1 of 2)

Rangers 1

(40-17-7, 87 pts)

Blackhawks 0

(39-21-6, 84 pts)

7:30PM,EST,March 8,2015
United Center, Chicago, Illinois

	1	2	3	OT	T
NYR	0	0	0	1	1
CHI	0	0	0	0	0

C. Talbot (Rangers - G): Saves: 29, Save Pct.: 1.000
D. Brassard (Rangers - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 0
C. Crawford (Blackhawks - G): Saves: 35, Save Pct.: .972

 

 

 

 

Associated Press

Rangers Beat Blackhawks In OT

Derick Brassard scored his 14th goal of the season in New York's 1-0 win over Chicago.

Tags: NHL, New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks, Derick Brassard, Cam Talbot, Corey Crawford

CHICAGO -- Derick Brassard scored 32 seconds into overtime and Cam Talbot made 29 saves for his fifth shutout of the season in the New York Rangers' 1-0 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday night.
Brassard swooped in from left wing and fired a shot past Corey Crawford on the stick side after taking a cross-ice feed from Mats Zuccarello.
The Rangers moved within a point of the first-place New York Islanders in the Metropolitan Division.
Talbot was sharp in his 15th start in 16 games since No. 1 goalie Henrik Lundqvist has been sidelined with a neck injury. Talbot has eight career shutouts.
Crawford finished with 35 saves after stopping a career-high 46 shots Friday night in a 2-1 shootout win over Edmonton.

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Game Information

Arena: United Center Location: Chicago, Illinois

Referees: Tom Kowal, Eric Furlatt Linesmen: Andy McElman, Tony Sericolo

Attendance: 22,160 (112.4% full)

Team Stat Comparison

New York		Chicago
1	Goals		0
0	Power Play Goals		0
2	Power Play Opportunities		4
0	Shorthanded Goals		0
4	Penalties		2
8	Penalty Minutes		4
36	Shots on Goal		29
22	Hits		11
22	Faceoffs Won		29

Scoring Summary

1st Period			NYR	CHI
No scoring this period			0	0
2nd Period			NYR	CHI
No scoring this period			0	0
3rd Period			NYR	CHI
No scoring this period			0	0
OT			NYR	CHI
0:32		Derick Brassard (14) Assists: Mats Zuccarello, Ryan McDonagh	1	0